In which the party acquaint themselves with the various fighters at the Pit of Khyber, teach a barbarian to rage, get into some fights, go looking for love, fail to seduce some mercenaries, break the heart of a handsome shifter, win a dance-off against ballerinas and all get laid but Donnerjack. Later, they travel to the island of Night’s End, receive a disturbing message from a crazy orc druid, encounter some disgusting aberrations, and discover an ancient skyscraping monolith, the last stop of the Corleis Expedition…
Session glossary
Out on the Streets
- Goblin’s Gang – a band of urchins operating in Markbirth; its members are known as Goblin, Punching Bag, Knife Girl, Shitmouth and Toothy
- The Heart of Spinelli – a legendary sword used by a paladin of the Silver Flame; lost for centuries; has resurfaced in Passage according to rumour
- Lily – a crime boss from Passage specializing in drugs; Rats’ last remaining enemy
The Pit of Khyber
- Gorstag – five-time champion; defeated by the Savage Berserker
- Venari “Six Heads” – a woman of otherworldly beauty and a master of martial arts
- Longfoot – a swiftstride shifter; defeated by the Lava Punch
- Lullaby – a large fighter; puts people to sleep
- The Iron Assassin – a little goblin ninja
- The Quiet Man – another master of martial arts
- The Tumbling Twins – a pair of halflings from the Talenta Plains
New Acquaintances
- The Wayfinders (formerly the Distress Damsels) – a newly founded mercenary company; specializes in acquiring rare resources in far-off locations
- Soarwood – a precious resource that can be found on the southern continents
- Renette – founder of the Wayfinders
- Lara – her right-hand woman
- Evendar – a handsome beasthide shifter from the Reaches; totally into Donnerjack
- Brun – Evendar’s lost shifter friend; potentially kidnapped by Aundairans
- Inue – a girl who loves to watch pit fighting a little too much
- Sabelina – an elven ballerina; performs the lead part in “Valiant and Vigilant”; dragonmarked
Jurian’s Second Task
- Night’s End – a mysterious island about 25 miles away from Passage
- Verett Corleis – the leader of the Corleis expedition to Night’s End; missing
- The Nomad – the ship chartered by Jurian to take the party to Night’s End
- Captain Roderick – captain of the Nomad; Brelish to the bone
- Jannavane – a hobgoblin iron shadow and a mercenary
- Morsby – a dwarven boatswain
- Degory – a guy who plays the slide guitar; also Brelish
- The Gatekeepers – an obscure druidic order; at least some of them are orcs
Turn of the Age 